GCRD, Zhytomyr Polytechnic State University (ZPSU) and the Durham Global Security Institute at Durham University, UK are collaborating to mark Ukraine's Day of Dignity and Freedom with an international roundtable: 𝐔𝐤𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞 & 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞: 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐲.

The roundtable will bring together scholars, thought leaders, policymakers and practitioners to reflect on how societies can preserve hope, freedom, democracy and human dignity amid prolonged crisis and uncertainty. It will draw from scholarship and experiences from Ukraine and around the world.

The discussion will centre on three core questions. In times of crisis and uncertainty:

• What must we preserve?

• What must we rethink?

• What must we (re)build?

Speakers include:

* Margee Ensign, Chair, GCRD

* Jacob Udo-Udo Jacob, Executive Director, GCRD

* Oksana Chernysh, Vice Rector, Zhytomyr Polytechnic State University

* Andrii Shevchuk, Professor, Zhytomyr Polytechnic State University

* Stefanie Kappler, Professor, Durham University

* Peter de Clercq, Non-Executive Director, GCRD and former UN ASG.

* Serhii “Charismat” Velychanskyi, Veteran and Media Personality

* Anne Flaspöler, Assistant Professor, Durham University

* ⁠Dr Antonio Garcia, Trustee and COO, GCRD

📅 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟐𝟎 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

⏰ 𝟏𝟎:𝟑𝟎 𝐀𝐌 (𝐔𝐊 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞)

📍 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 / 𝐇𝐲𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐝 - in person (at Al-Qasimi Building, Durham University and ZPSU)

Register to join us online or in person for this important conversation.